Japan Society for the Promotion of Science:Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research
Date (from‐to) : 2009 -2011
Author : TAKEDA Nobuko; NAKADA Masahiro; YANO Hiroyuki; NISHIKAWA Tadashi; KUBO Kenta; HUSEGI Hisashi; SAKATA Tetsuhito; KIUCHI Go; TAKAHATA Hiroshi; TAKAYAMA Sizuko; SATO Hitoshi; ADACHI Hitomi; KAMATA Kazuhiro; WAIDA Seiji; WESTERMAN Wim; JANSMA Frank; KORTHAGEN Fred; SWENNEN Anja; YAMABE Eriko; YOKOSUKA Satoko; IMAI Toyohiko; TSUKIJI Ritsu; AMAMINE Yoko; ITO Ayako; KAMIJO Haruo; SAITO Masahiro; FUKUSHIMA Hirotoshi; MURAI Naoko
1) Developed a comprehensive list of competency elements required for school teachers with the cooperation of teacher educators from the Netherlands and Research and Development Centers of Association for Teacher Education in Europe.
2) Developed several workshop programs for the competency building of teachers, and formulated a new style of teacher education.
3) Conducted practical implementation of the newly developed programs in several schools in Japan in order to introduce and permeate a different perspective to the educational field ; and analyzed the outcome for the indication of potential challenges.
4) Edited a workbook for initial and in-service teacher training("Reflection Workbook for Teachers").
5) Founded the Research Group for Teacher Education and published in its website the products of the study.